This is an analysis of the poem Stuck Like Glue that begins with:

You are quite different,
Than what I had expected....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa X aba XbXXX ccaXX cdadXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,3,5,5,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100 1111010 11101011 11101101 11101111 1010101 1 111 11111011 1101110100 0110010111 111001101 110101 11101 11011001110 111100110110 111110111 1011010 10101011101 1011101010 1011010101 11101000111 0110101111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Stuck Like Glue;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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